Posted April 19, 2019 8:30 am by Comments

By Tom Knighton

The sanctuary county movement has, for the most part, been centered around counties in states that are adopting gun control in some real way. States like New Mexico, Washington, and Nevada have looked to pass gun control and found themselves with a number of states in quiet rebellion.

Now, a county in Tennesse is figuring there’s no reason for just those counties to have all the fun.

Polk County commissioners voted Thursday night in favor of making the county a “gun sanctuary.”

Commissioner James Woody said the vote was 8 to 1.

The resolution reads in part, “the Polk County Government won’t authorize funds, resources, or agencies to enforce any element such as laws, orders, and mandates that infringe on the right to bear arms.”

All current laws still apply.

But it’s citizen’s Second Amendment rights that Woody said they’re really looking to protect. The resolution means the county government would not enforce any gun control measures passed by state and federal lawmakers if it infringed on their Second Amendment rights.

“We’re seeing different places, cities and states are curtailing the ownership of guns,” Woody said. “Sanctuary is as you said is a place of refuge, is a place of protection.”

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Source:: Bearing Arms

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